Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 24 Mar 2002 12:24:18 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: fadvise syscall? |
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Hi!
> >> I disagree, and here's the main reasons: > >> > >> * fadvise(2) usefulness extends past open(2). It may be useful to call > >> it at various points during runtime. > > > >open(/proc/self/fd/0, O_NEW_FLAGS)? > > So to use fadvise(), the system must have /proc mounted?
I think it is way more feasible than adding new syscall. Pavel -- Casualities in World Trade Center: ~3k dead inside the building, cryptography in U.S.A. and free speech in Czech Republic. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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